Gay elders may also have particular care and caregiving needs. Since most caregiving in the United States is provided by biological children, and since gays and lesbians are less likely to have children and appear more likely to live alone in old age than heterosexual elders, an urgent question presents itself: Who will care for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders? In general, the state fails to recognize same-sex relationships. Some studies indicate that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders may be more likely to live alone, making innovative support networks critical. Often, gay seniors are estranged from their families of origin due to homophobia and/or fear of rejection. (more…)
Heterosexism and homophobia are widespread in nursing homes and are symptomatic of a larger sexphobia often associated with tho ...
There are now several gay senior housing projects in various stages of development in Seattle, Boston, and Florida. While such ...
Lesbian and gay families are particularly vulnerable when one member of a couple dies. The rituals that inevitably follow death ...
Married heterosexual couples automatically have a right to visit their loved ones in the hospital and to supervise their spouse’s f ...
Similar to many heterosexual elders, the lack of coverage for long-term care for most gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elder ...
In some states, the Aging Network and the services it supports remain invisible or are low priority in the eyes of legislators and non-network agencies and organizations. A related challenge is that even though waiting lists for some Older Americans Act services are long, a majority of older adults appear to be unaware of existing services or are unwilling or unable to access them. (more…)
First and foremost, many of the services supported by the Aging Network would not exist without network funding and advocacy. Witho ...
New Zealand also initiated an Older Peoples Health Strategy with the following eight objectives: • Older people, their families ...
American aging population makes up a substantial social challenge. These social problems will increase significantly over the n ...
Australia’s health policy is funded and delivered by several levels of government and is supported by private health insurance arra ...
Several efforts, both public and private, are helping assisted living become more affordable by lowering the cost of constructing a ...
Social cognitions involve thoughts about others and thoughts about the self in relationship to others. When we consider cognitive aging theory from this point of view, it leads us away from traditional research methods and theoretical perspectives that have focused on basic information processing and how it is tied to physiological decline. This body of research has been largely experimental and often has taken place in situations designed to remove the effects of the social context. In contrast, research on social cognition and aging typically is designed to consider how social context affects the thinking of adults. (more…)
Though much psychological research traditionally has focused on problems and maladjustment, recently there has been more interest i ...
Older adults face multiple normative transitions associated with aging that result in changes or losses of important social rol ...
The term education describes the process of acquiring abilities, skills, experiences, and knowledge systems as well as the resu ...
Aging begins before we are born, is a lifelong process and continues throughout life. Throughout the life course, differing lif ...
American aging population makes up a substantial social challenge. These social problems will increase significantly over the n ...